E-Health Diaries for People at End-of-Life: "A crutch to lean on"

Wilson, C.; Ormandy, P.; Vasilica, C.; Ali, S.

E-Health Diaries for People at End-of-Life: "A crutch to lean on"

Wilson, C.; Ormandy, P.; Vasilica, C.; Ali, S.

Authors

C. Wilson

P. Ormandy

C. Vasilica

S. Ali

Abstract

The objective of this article is to explore the use of e-Health diaries in palliative care. 68 patients from three hospices in the UK were involved in the study. A sample of 14 patients was selected for diary analysis and focus groups. The qualitative data was examined using thematic analysis and findings exposed the different ways patients used their diaries, who they wrote for and what they revealed about their personalized care needs. e-Health diaries are invaluable at providing the patient with a voice and creating rich information for healthcare professionals.

Citation

Wilson, C., Ormandy, P., Vasilica, C., & Ali, S. (2016). E-Health Diaries for People at End-of-Life: "A crutch to lean on". In HIMS'16 : the 2016 International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Systems, July 25-28, 2016, Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, USA (89-95)

Conference Name	International Conference Health Informatics and Medical Systems.
Conference Location	Las Vegas, USA
Start Date	Jul 25, 2016
End Date	Jul 28, 2016
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2016
Deposit Date	Nov 23, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Nov 29, 2016
Pages	89-95
Book Title	HIMS'16 : the 2016 International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Systems, July 25-28, 2016, Monte Carlo Resort, Las Vegas, USA.
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1149521
Publisher URL	http://worldcomp-proceedings.com/proc/p2016/HIMS16_Contents.html
Additional Information	Conference date: 25-28 July 2016